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Mexico City ranks as one of the top ten largest cities in the world. It suffers densely crowded ghettos, snarled traffic, a looming water crisis, faulty or non-existent sewage systems, and a smog- filled atmosphere that is slowly killing its citizens. Daily, it faces crises never before imagined -- without the resources to deal with them. Canadian journalist Bob Carty takes us to Mexico City, a living laboratory of what happens when an immense population lives with intense pollution.
Beyond City Limits was produced by Robert Carty and was
funded in part by the National Science Foundation
Links:
Mexico City Guide
Information on the history, growth and today's attractions.
Urban Air Pollution in Mexico City
Explore this case study on the causes of and strategies for reducing pollution in the area.
Mexico City Population
Population information and links to explore the culture, history, government and economy of Mexico City.
Books:
Mexico Megacity
by: By James B. Pick, Edgar W. Butler
An analysis of the trends in urbanization, marriage, fertility, health, housing and the economy that have affected population in Mexican society.
Urban Air Pollution and Forests: Resources at Risk in the Mexico City Air Basin
by: By Mari de Lourdes de la Isla de Bauer, Tomas Hernandez-Tejeda, M. De Lourdes
A study of climate, geography, geology and its connection to air pollution in the city.
Tapped Out: The Coming World Crisis in Water and What We Can Do About It
by: By Paul Simon
Examine the international problem of water sufficiency and the relationship between population and pollution.
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